OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827097

INLAND MOLASSES COMPANY

DUBUQUE, IA· 1988-04-26T00:00:00

Event: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104218045
Employer profile: INLAND MOLASSES COMPANY
Summary number: 827097
Report ID: 751910

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED IN A DRYING MACHINE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A DRYING MACHINE (CYCLONE) TO DRY BLOOD. ONE OF THE MA CHINE'S CHUTES BECAME PLUGGED. AS EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED INTO THE CHUTE TO UNPLUG I T THE AIR-LOCK CLOSED AND AMPUTATED THE TIPS OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS ON H IS RIGHT HAND.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
10

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
756

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
3

Task assigned
1

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